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This is a good commercial, but sad at the same time. I guess the young guy has to hide his sexuality to his father? I thought France was more accepting. However, many Europeans think all Americans are redneck cowboys. Good for McDonald's, but Ronald should have the balls to run it here. Are they really afraid Americans will stop buying Big Mac's? I think they could burn the flag in a commercial and people would still go.

Its sad that he doesnt tell his dad yet. But its positive that he has a bf at such a young age, and sounds like a mutual fulfilling relationship. I get the impression he's waiting for the right moment to disappoint his dad. The boy's last look is kind of tender to the Dad, not like the boy is suffering from some oppressive dad. Seems like dad will deal well enough.

Its an odd commercial. I don't know what its trying to be or say.

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“From each, according to his ability; to each, according to his need” 1875 K Marx

Its sad that he doesnt tell his dad yet. But its positive that he has a bf at such a young age, and sounds like a mutual fulfilling relationship. I get the impression he's waiting for the right moment to disappoint his dad. The boy's last look is kind of tender to the Dad, not like the boy is suffering from some oppressive dad. Seems like dad will deal well enough.

Its an odd commercial. I don't know what its trying to be or say.

It's positioning McDonalds as something more than a burger joint, a place which brings people together to deal with the "complicated" issues in their lives.

Obviously their research indicates this sort of mawkish stuff works in that market.

Its sad that he doesnt tell his dad yet. But its positive that he has a bf at such a young age, and sounds like a mutual fulfilling relationship. I get the impression he's waiting for the right moment to disappoint his dad. The boy's last look is kind of tender to the Dad, not like the boy is suffering from some oppressive dad. Seems like dad will deal well enough.

Its an odd commercial. I don't know what its trying to be or say.

at the end: "Venez commes vous etes"

In the context of the commercial it means: You are welcome at Mc Donalds regardless of who/what you are.

No, we are justified in figuring out what the intent of the commercial is. Why McDo's agency made it and who and how it might work on. It could be just imcomprehensible, but even that is a choice the agency made.

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“From each, according to his ability; to each, according to his need” 1875 K Marx

"...health will finally be seen not as a blessing to be wished for, but as a human right to be fought for." Kofi Annan

Nymphomaniac: a woman as obsessed with sex as an average man. Mignon McLaughlin

HIV is certainly character-building. It's made me see all of the shallow things we cling to, like ego and vanity. Of course, I'd rather have a few more T-cells and a little less character. Randy Shilts

"...health will finally be seen not as a blessing to be wished for, but as a human right to be fought for." Kofi Annan

Nymphomaniac: a woman as obsessed with sex as an average man. Mignon McLaughlin

HIV is certainly character-building. It's made me see all of the shallow things we cling to, like ego and vanity. Of course, I'd rather have a few more T-cells and a little less character. Randy Shilts

Tsk, tsk, tsk. Haven't you learned to say "advert" yet? And you've been here how long?

It is like when people in the UK say, "I'm went to hospital" or "I went to University". We always add "the". Elevators are lifts? People weigh themselves in stones rather than pounds? We speak the same language, but it is so different in many ways--even if just small ways.

It is like when people in the UK say, "I'm went to hospital" or "I went to University". We always add "the". Elevators are lifts? People weigh themselves in stones rather than pounds? We speak the same language, but it is so different in many ways--even if just small ways.

Yep, and cars have boots, bonnets and windscreens. We walk on the pavement because we don't have sidewalks. And every home has a telly, and when you sit down for a brew in front of one, we're not talking Bud.

People in Yorkshire don't get on the bus, they get on't bus. And they don't get into the car, they get in't car.

"...health will finally be seen not as a blessing to be wished for, but as a human right to be fought for." Kofi Annan

Nymphomaniac: a woman as obsessed with sex as an average man. Mignon McLaughlin

HIV is certainly character-building. It's made me see all of the shallow things we cling to, like ego and vanity. Of course, I'd rather have a few more T-cells and a little less character. Randy Shilts

"...health will finally be seen not as a blessing to be wished for, but as a human right to be fought for." Kofi Annan

Nymphomaniac: a woman as obsessed with sex as an average man. Mignon McLaughlin

HIV is certainly character-building. It's made me see all of the shallow things we cling to, like ego and vanity. Of course, I'd rather have a few more T-cells and a little less character. Randy Shilts

"...health will finally be seen not as a blessing to be wished for, but as a human right to be fought for." Kofi Annan

Nymphomaniac: a woman as obsessed with sex as an average man. Mignon McLaughlin

HIV is certainly character-building. It's made me see all of the shallow things we cling to, like ego and vanity. Of course, I'd rather have a few more T-cells and a little less character. Randy Shilts

I love White Castle after a night of drinking. They taste soooo good. Not great for romance/hook-up though.

Generally true, but I once had a hot session where I was passed around like a rag doll with two muscular black guys in Judy Garland park near some train tracks at 4am, and I just had a late night drunken spree with a White Castle chaser combo meal. If anything seeped out I didn't hear about it.

My swiss city has many. And McDo aint stupid they build in PRIME expensive real estate. There's one across the street from Louis Vuitton for crissakes and the sign is really little, and flat to the building, and on the inside of the glass! The one in zermatt looks like a chalet. Again, little sign.

The one opposite the Louis Vuitton and up the street from Cartier, Bulgari, Chanel etc is a hoot because its filled with young fashion victims wearing those brands, or knockoffs. So if you visit with a fashion victim friend you can play "vrai ou faux". I go most often with "fake" since its McDo and the kids are so young. But it IS Switzerland and fashion victims are sometimes very serious so my friends do identify the real stuff.

Maybe thats why the kids have to go to McDo - they spent all their money on real Chanel sunglasses. I think.

No my friends say, they have scads of money, AND they like McDo.

Could this be another commercial??

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“From each, according to his ability; to each, according to his need” 1875 K Marx

As for the other, interesting offtopic discussion in this thread - dialects - dialects in English are fascinating and to identify a dialect you need significant local variation in 1) vocabulary and 2) grammar. Accent is usually part of dialect too but if the vocab and grammar are the same but the accent is different, its not a dialect.

The quote from the Southern american church shows a real dialect.

OK - Englishman - could you please tell me something. I remember a professor told me there are some town in England where the source of vocabulary is still MOSTLY anglo-saxon, and local. Such as more than 50% of the vocabulary is local and "English" quite related to old english and local realities. Not french influence and not modernised.

What towns are like this? I can't remember.

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“From each, according to his ability; to each, according to his need” 1875 K Marx

"...health will finally be seen not as a blessing to be wished for, but as a human right to be fought for." Kofi Annan

Nymphomaniac: a woman as obsessed with sex as an average man. Mignon McLaughlin

HIV is certainly character-building. It's made me see all of the shallow things we cling to, like ego and vanity. Of course, I'd rather have a few more T-cells and a little less character. Randy Shilts

When I was visiting Vienna Austria some locals told a rather arrogant guy from Boston that he should learn to speak the kings english correctly like I did . This was a matter of dialect and accent but I thought that ass of guy from Boston was going to stroke out on us from being told he should speak like a guy from Alabama . It was very funny .

A colleague of mine born and raised speaking English in Toronto just quit doing Cambridge English Exam evaluations of students. Cambridge gave her an exit interview and said as a qualification of being an judge of English, my colleague had "NEAR NATIVE" language ability. Toronto. English. College educated and now a professor. "near native" We all had a good laugh.

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Newtown is way too left of centre and full of hipsters for a Macca's. There was 1 in the early 90's but it was not very successful and closed it's doors.

No KFC, no Burger King, and no pizza hut or the like on King St. We have Burgerfuel, which is a kiwi 'chain' with 2 Sydney locations, Newtown and the Cross. Burgerfuel also has restaurants in NZ and Saudi. It's 'high' end fast food, organic beef, good vegie burgers etc, and way expensive for what it is. Nice chips though.And, we have it's competitor - Burgerlicious. similarly expensive burgers.

The closest Macca's is at Broadway, about 1.5 miles away. Instead of Burger King, we have Hungry Jack's, which is almost Burger King, but not quite. long story, that one. there are still a few Burger King's around but not for long.

It's good to be included, as in, there's no such thing as bad publicity. Maybe we can influence them to make healthier food if we choose carefully. BTW in the USA the back window is often called a rear windshield, although the correct term is backlight. Do you know why there's no television sets made in England? They can't figure out how to make 'em leak oil.

There was an anti-Israel march in town today. But the funny thing was, before I saw the hundreds of people marching, I passed McDonalds. There were 4 uniformed police officers protecting the the door. Like this.

McDonalds

(door) ------- terracex x x x

It was so weird and scarey. And what does McDonalds have to do with Israel? I didn't get it!

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“From each, according to his ability; to each, according to his need” 1875 K Marx

There was an anti-Israel march in town today. But the funny thing was, before I saw the hundreds of people marching, I passed McDonalds. There were 4 uniformed police officers protecting the the door. Like this.

McDonalds

(door) ------- terracex x x x

It was so weird and scarey. And what does McDonalds have to do with Israel? I didn't get it!

Anti-Israel (or pro-Palestine depending on how you lean) movements tend to be amalgamations of various groups, including anti globalisation operations. They have a tendency to target outfits like McDonalds, Starbucks et al.

Yeah all that's touchy. Even Toronto Pride Kaiboshed some Israili/Gay protest group and said to stick to Gay/Gay issues. One of my favorite alternative magazines is Adbusters, from Vancouver. They really rag on Micky Dee's but I bet they sneak over there. I'll have to buy a pie or something now.

When I travel outside the US I always go to a McDonald's seeking out the scrumptious, elusive fried apple pie. They switched to baked in the US in 1992 claiming it was "more healthy"... uh huh. I suspect they were afraid of lawsuits because, screw hot coffee, one of those suckers fresh out of the fryer is like putting molten lava in your mouth. Here I am in Rio stuffing my face with this forbidden delicacy before having my face stuffed with plastic.